The Fairview Fire District is a 5.5 square mile area in the Town of Greenburgh, bounded by Valhalla in the north, the City of White Plains and the Metro North railroad yard in the east, the Hartsdale Fire District in the south, and the villages of Ardsley and Elmsford and the New York State Thruway in the west. It is the largest fire district in the Town of Greenburgh.

The Fire District is a political subdivision of the State of New York, independent from the Town of Greenburgh. It was formed in 1927. It is governed by a five-member board of fire commissioners: Daymon S. Yizar, Chair, Vikki R. Simmons, James Robinson, Fred Calaicone, and Michael Cotter.

The Fairview Fire District receives its income solely from taxable properties. Fire Districts cannot receive sales tax revenue or participate in state aid to local governments. The District can and does take the opportunity to apply for grants.

The Fairview Fire District is comprised of more than 49% tax-exempt properties. The majority of these exempt properties are high life hazard occupancies that require a heightened response, such as:

Westchester Community College Greenburgh Public Library Greenburgh Town Hall Greenburgh Water Department Greenburgh Police Department & Town Court Lois Bronz Child Care Center Theodore D. Young Community Center West-Help Development New York School For The Deaf B.O.C.E.S. Southern Westchester Campus, ARCS 13 condominiums at Wyndover Woods run by Search for Change